Burial crypt



)une 24,1930. AD. E. MINTONET AL 1,768,369

.BURIAL CRYPT I Filed Maru-h 20, 1929 IMIAZQ Attorney Patented June 24,1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DONNA E. IIVIINTLOIN'v AND SENETH H.GAIiLAGI-IER,`F PARSONS, KANSAS BURIAL CRYPT vApplicationfiled March20,1929. Serial No. 348,447.

to provide a crypt which will not only ex-k clude all moisture from theexterior, but will also absorb any moisture emanating from the bodycontained in the casket.

Another important object of the invention is Jto-provide a crypt inwhich the side walls and lid are thoroughly reinforced against rupture.e

Still another important object is to provide means for firmly securingthe lid to the casket container portion of the crypt.

These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent tothe reader, after considering the invention as described and claimedhereinafter.

In the drawings: Figure l represents a top plan view of the improvedcrypt with the lid removed.

Figure 2 represents a longitudinal vertical sectional view through thecrypt. f

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional View through the crypt.Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts,the invention includes a rectangular box llike container 3, preferablyof metal or some equally strong, durable and air excluding material. Themetallic container 3 has an external and internal coating of concreteform to protect the metal vfrom corrosion or other deterioratingreaction of metal.

The container 3 is open at its top side and has a bead 5 ofsubstantially U-shaped cross section inverted for disposition at theupper edge portion of the container in the position shown in Figure 2.The cement covering of the container extends' over the bead 5 in themanner shown and that portion of the cement at the inner side of thecontainer 3 and adjacent the top thereof is partially removed to providea shoulderl 6 for supporting a tray, generally referred to by numeral 7.This tray is `of rectangular shape, with its side walls bevelled asdesignated by numeral 8, the bottom of the tray 7 being provided withalongitudinally ex-l tending split 9, from the edge portions of which anupstanding wall l0 extends.

Elevated rests 1l are provided upon the Hoor of the cement coveredcontainer 3, for spacedly supporting a casket therein.

The side walls of the cement covered container 3 has its cement coveringformed with a groove l2 extending around its perimeter to receive someof the binding agents placed ICOl 'between the space between the upperedgeV .portion o f the container and the bevelled side walls of the tray7. The binding agent is not shown in the drawings. The lid 13 is ofyreinforced concreteV construction with G5 its edge portion divergeddownwardly as at 14, for disposition upon the somewhat bevelled upperedges of the cement cover container 3. The longitudinally andtransversely extending reinforcing elements 15 70 have their endportions bent downwardly for disposition between the space between thebevelled side walls of the tray 7 and the upper portion of the cementcovered container 3. The hardening 4of the binding 75 agent placedwithin this case will firmly secure the lid 13 to the cement coveredcontainer 3. I

' A suitable quality of absorbent material is to be placed within thetray 7 to absorb V80 moisture developed in the manner afore-v mentionedwithin the crypt. n

It is apparent that through the use of the improved crypt, a body may bepreserved for a greater period of time than in the conventional cryptthrough which moisture may penetrate from the exterior and inV which nomeans is generally provided for absorbing the moisture generatedwithin.

Obviously, in the production of this novel ,e

structure, certain changes in the specific shape, size and materials maybe resorted f to, without departing from the spirit or scopevof theinvention asclaimed hereinafter. 1 n' 595V Having described theinvention, whatv is claimed as new is:

1. A. burial crypt comprising a moisture proof container adapted forreceiving a casket, a tray for receiving an absorbent ma`100 terialsupported within the upper portion of the container, said tray beingprovided with an opening in the bottom thereof and a lid for saidcontainer, the side walls of said tray being bevelled to provide Lchannel between the container and said tiny wherein e suitable bindingagent may be placed.

2. A burial crypt comprising a moisture proof container adapted forreceiving e cesket, a tray for receiving en absorbent ninterialsupported within the upper portion of the container, and a lid for saidcontainer, the side wells of said tray being bevelled to provide achannel between the container and said tray wherein a suitable 'bindingagent may be placed, and n, reinforcing element in the said lid, saidelements being bent downwardly at their ends for disposition within saidchannel.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

DONNA E. MNTON. Y SENETH H. GALLAGHER.

